How to format your references using the Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering citation style

This is a short guide how to format citations and the bibliography in a manuscript for Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering. For a complete guide how to prepare your manuscript refer to the journal's instructions to authors.

Using reference management software

Typically you don't format your citations and bibliography by hand. The easiest way is to use a reference manager:

Paperpile	The citation style is built in and you can choose it in Settings > Citation Style or Paperpile > Citation Style in Google Docs.
EndNote	Find the style here: output styles overview
Mendeley, Zotero, Papers, and others	The style is either built in or you can download a CSL file that is supported by most references management programs.
BibTeX	BibTeX syles are usually part of a LaTeX template. Check the instructions to authors if the publisher offers a LaTeX template for this journal.

Journal articles

Those examples are references to articles in scholarly journals and how they are supposed to appear in your bibliography.

Not all journals organize their published articles in volumes and issues, so these fields are optional. Some electronic journals do not provide a page range, but instead list an article identifier. In a case like this it's safe to use the article identifier instead of the page range.

A journal article with 1 author

1. Ohlsson R. Genetics. Widespread monoallelic expression. Science. 2007;318:1077–8.

A journal article with 2 authors

1. Martin T, Ruf I. Paleontology. On the mammalian ear. Science. 2009;326:243–4.

A journal article with 3 authors

1. Holm MS, Saravanamurugan S, Taarning E. Conversion of sugars to lactic acid derivatives using heterogeneous zeotype catalysts. Science. 2010;328:602–5.

A journal article with 7 or more authors

1. Oldfield TEE, Smith RJ, Harrop SR, Leader-Williams N. Field sports and conservation in the United Kingdom. Nature. 2003;423:531–3.

Books and book chapters

Here are examples of references for authored and edited books as well as book chapters.

An authored book

1. Linder B. Thermodynamics and Introductory Statistical Mechanics. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.; 2004.

An edited book

1. Constanda C, Harris PJ, editors. Integral Methods in Science and Engineering: Computational and Analytic Aspects. 1st ed. Boston, MA: Birkhäuser; 2011.

A chapter in an edited book

1. Silva JPVD, Vieira CC. The Value of Informal Learning for Illiterate Older Women Across the Lifespan. In: Ostrouch-Kamińska J, Vieira CC, editors. Private World(s): Gender and Informal Learning of Adults. Rotterdam: SensePublishers; 2015. p. 59–71.

Web sites

Sometimes references to web sites should appear directly in the text rather than in the bibliography. Refer to the Instructions to authors for Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering.

Blog post

1. Carpineti A. Moon Discovered Around Dwarf Planet Makemake Reveals Its Secrets. IFLScience. IFLScience; 2016.

Reports

This example shows the general structure used for government reports, technical reports, and scientific reports. If you can't locate the report number then it might be better to cite the report as a book. For reports it is usually not individual people that are credited as authors, but a governmental department or agency like "U. S. Food and Drug Administration" or "National Cancer Institute".

Government report

1. Government Accountability Office. Mass Transit: Effects of Tax Changes on Commuter Behavior. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office; 1992 Sep. Report No.: RCED-92-243.

Theses and dissertations

Theses including Ph.D. dissertations, Master's theses or Bachelor theses follow the basic format outlined below.

Doctoral dissertation

1. Burns D. Measuring the Outcome of At-Risk Students on Biology Standardized Tests When Using Different Instructional Strategies [Doctoral dissertation]. [ St. Charles, MO]: Lindenwood University; 2017.

News paper articles

Unlike scholarly journals, news papers do not usually have a volume and issue number. Instead, the full date and page number is required for a correct reference.

New York Times article

1. (nyt) SK. World Briefing | Europe: Russia: Judge From 1993 Standoff Returns To Post. New York Times. 2003 Feb 22;A5.

In-text citations

References should be cited in the text by sequential numbers in square brackets:

This sentence cites one reference [1].
This sentence cites two references [1,2].
This sentence cites four references [1–4].

About the journal

Full journal title	Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering
Abbreviation	J. Environ. Health Sci. Eng.
ISSN (online)	2052-336X
Scope	Environmental Engineering Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis Pollution Waste Management and Disposal Water Science and Technology Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health